TOdoctoring a beehive. Or a cow, a goat, a hen. Becoming an “adoptive parent” of a producer animal (of course from a distance) is an experience that can change life, and even the pantry: through their stories, you can get to know very different ecosystems and stock up on genuine products. Here are some of the possibilities offered by breeders.
Adopt a beehive
Thanks to the agri-tech startup 3Bee, it’s possible adopt a hive by choosing from more than 150 Italian beekeepers: professionals in the sector who, with 3Bee’s Hive-Tech technology, check the status of their hives remotely 24/7 via App. So even those who adopt the hive can take advantage of images, videos and educational contents and follow from your smartphone or pc the development of life in that magical and mysterious world that is the hive. With the possibility of receiving at home up to 1kg of honey from own beessustainable and monitored.
Shopping the 3Bee Box (here are the places where you can physically buy, but of course the site is always available) several objectives are achieved. The beekeeper is guaranteed a fair remuneration for his work. The health of bees is safeguarded. Biodiversity is protected by allowing the pollination of over 600 million flowers (one of the most serious issues in this sector is the lack of nectar caused by climate change).
Adopt a cow
Since 2015 in Trentino you can adopt a cow from Valsugana or Lagorai: you can visit the huts participating in the project, consult the photographs of the cattle and choose the garment you prefer. The 2022 edition is closed due to exhausted adoptions. But you can already buy the voucher, from 65 euros, before the reopening of the next ones. The dairy products of your own cow can then be collected directly from the hut.
But the cows of Alagna Valsesia (province of Vercelli), thanks to Fattoria Murettoa small family-run farm, and in Valvestino (province of Brescia) where The local Ecomuseum kicked off the “Adopt a cow” project With the purpose of to bring those who are curious about it closer to the mountain environment, making them understand its uniqueness and enhancing the typical products.
Adopt a sheep or a hen
The Door of the Parks in Anversa degli Abruzzi in the province of L’Aquila proposes the initiative “Adopt a sheep, defend nature”; in this case the types of adoption provide the option “vegetarians and / or animal rights activists” where the value of meat products can be converted into extra virgin olive oil, honey and fruit jams, or organic flours, legumes, cereals, liqueurs, truffled products and packaged in pure virgin wool. But you can also adopt a “Montébore sheep”: with a contribution of € 85 you become an adoptive parent and you receive the equivalent of the amount paid in cheeses and other products, all kept in the Sheep Parcel.
If, on the other hand, you are a large consumer of eggs, the choice may fall on the adoption of a hen: those that live near The Rosemaryan organic farm in Marcon (municipality of Venice), for example. Or those of the Il Pollallegro mini-farm where they live «in freedom and serenity. And even after their production cycle, all of them will be able to enjoy old age without fear of ending up in the pot“.
Adopt a farm
Thanks to the startup Fattormia, you can go big, and adopt hens, cows, sheep, a colony of bees. But also a vegetable garden, a row, a field. In short, to build a customized virtual farm. This is how farms are supported with a concrete and conscious commitment, promoting the sustainability and quality of the agricultural production chain. And you are rewarded with so many good products.
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